Streets of This Town explained

Streets of This Town
Type:	Album
Artist:	Steve Forbert
Cover:	Streets of This Town.jpg
Released:	1988
Studio:	Shorefire Recording Studio, Long Branch, New Jersey
Genre:	Rock music
Length:	38:15
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Garry Tallent
Prev Title:	Steve Forbert
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	The American in Me
Next Year:	1992

Streets of This Town is an album by the American musician Steve Forbert, released in 1988.^{[1] [2]} Streets of This Town was Forbert's first album in six years and his first with Geffen Records. It was produced by Garry Tallent.^[3]

Critical reception

The Gazette wrote that "the choked country twang of Forbert's voice is what imparts life to this material."^[4] The Toronto Star noted that "Forbert's still a rigidly stylized performer, still something of a follower and not an innovator ... and still terminally cute and adolescent."^[5]

Track listing

All Songs Written by Steve Forbert

1. "Running on Love" – 3:32
2. "Don't Tell Me (I Know)" – 3:33
3. "I Blinked Once" – 5:08
4. "Mexico" – 3:30
5. "As We Live and Breathe" – 3:18
6. "On the Streets of This Town" – 3:39
7. "Hope, Faith and Love" – 3:41
8. "Perfect Stranger" – 3:33
9. "Wait a Little Longer" – 3:45
10. "Search Your Heart" – 4:38

Personnel

• Steve Forbert – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead guitar on (2) & (9)
• Clay Barnes – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Danny Counts – bass
• Paul Errico – keyboards, backing vocals
• Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, percussion, backing vocals

with:

• Nils Lofgren – electric guitar on (9)
• Ernest Carter – percussion on (2)

Technical

• Garry Tallent – producer
• Jan Topoleski – engineer
• Jeff Morris – design, photography
• Lee Thomas – photography

Notes and References

1. News: Van Matre . Lynn . Forbert's New Day . Chicago Tribune . 17 July 1988 . Arts . 8.
2. News: Joyce . Mike . Steve Forbert's Taut Rhythms and Blues . The Washington Post . 1 Oct 1988 . C4.
3. News: Duffy . Thom . In the Bin . Orlando Sentinel . 17 July 1988 . Calendar . 4.
4. News: Lepage . Mark . Forbert's songwriting now matches his twang . The Gazette . 11 Aug 1988 . C15.
5. News: Quill . Greg . Streets of This Town Steve Forbert . Toronto Star . 12 Aug 1988 . E18.